We had a Year 4-6 TRY-athlon on Tuesday 16 March. We began with a run around the block, cycle around English Park and a short swim in our school pool to finish the race. The weather was beautiful and we had a fantastic time!
The results for our class were: Year 5 boys: 1st Charlie, 2nd Angus, 3rd Conor Year 5 girls: 1st Jessica, 2nd Kassie, 3rd India-Rose
Overall placings
Year 5 boys - 4th Charlie, 5th Angus, 9th Conor, 19th Seth, 20th Finn, 22nd Jackson, 23rd Zac, 24th Baedin, 26th Tristyn, 27th Cathal, 29th George
Thanks to Mitchell, Jahziah and Jesse who went around the course taking lots of fabulous photos of us!
Well done to everyone who competed!
Top ten Year 5 boys
Top ten Year 5 girls
AQUA-GYM
This term we travelled to Aqua-Gym to have swimming lessons every day for a week. We were put into small ability groups and taught correct techniques for freestyle, breast stroke and backstroke. Some of us were in the large lane pool and some were in the smaller pool.
SWIMMING SPORTS Swimming sports were held in Wk 4. We went to Jellie Park to compete in 50m or 25m events. Some of us competed in the fun events. CONGRATULATIONS to all those that competed. You did Room 7 and our school proud! Lauren was lucky enough to make the Zone Swimming Sports held the following day. She competed in the 50m freestyle and the 9yr relay team which won! Her team will compete in the Canterbury Swimming Sports. Well done Lauren!
25m Yr 5 Class Relay: 1st Rm 20, 2nd Rm 7, 3rd Rm 5
25m House Relay: 1st WHERO, 2nd KAKARIKI
MIHI
We have been learning to speak Maori. We have been practicing how to speak the vowel sounds correctly and have been learning these through songs. We are have written our own mihi and are practicing them with a buddy.
TRY-ATHLON
We had a Year 4-6 TRY-athlon on Tuesday 16 March. We began with a run around the block, cycle around English Park and a short swim in our school pool to finish the race. The weather was beautiful and we had a fantastic time!
The results for our class were: Year 5 boys: 1st Charlie, 2nd Angus, 3rd Conor Year 5 girls: 1st Jessica, 2nd Kassie, 3rd India-Rose
Overall placings
Year 5 boys - 4th Charlie, 5th Angus, 9th Conor, 19th Seth, 20th Finn, 22nd Jackson, 23rd Zac, 24th Baedin, 26th Tristyn, 27th Cathal, 29th George
Year 5 girls - 1st Jessica, 2nd Kassie, 5th India-Rose, 10th Olivia, 11th Chandra, 12th Ruby, 13th Rebecca, 15th Lauren, 19th Lucy, 23rd Paige, 24th Skye
Thanks to Mitchell, Jahziah and Jesse who went around the course taking lots of fabulous photos of us!
Well done to everyone who competed!
Top ten Year 5 boys
Top ten Year 5 girls
AQUA-GYM
This term we travelled to Aqua-Gym to have swimming lessons every day for a week. We were put into small ability groups and taught correct techniques for freestyle, breast stroke and backstroke. Some of us were in the large lane pool and some were in the smaller pool.SWIMMING SPORTS
Swimming sports were held in Wk 4. We went to Jellie Park to compete in 50m or 25m events. Some of us competed in the fun events. CONGRATULATIONS to all those that competed. You did Room 7 and our school proud! Lauren was lucky enough to make the Zone Swimming Sports held the following day. She competed in the 50m freestyle and the 9yr relay team which won! Her team will compete in the Canterbury Swimming Sports. Well done Lauren!
RESULTS:
50m Freestyle
- 9yr girls: 2nd Lauren, 3rd Ruby
- 9yr boys: 3rd Tristyn
25m Freestyle
- 9yr girls: 1st Ruby, 2nd India-Rose
- 9yr boys: 1st Tristyn
25m Breaststroke
- 9yr boys: 2nd Angus
25m Backstroke
- 9yr girls: 1st India-Rose
- 9yr boys: 1st Tristyn
25m Yr 5 Class Relay: 1st Rm 20, 2nd Rm 7, 3rd Rm 5
25m House Relay: 1st WHERO, 2nd KAKARIKI
MIHI
We have been learning to speak Maori. We have been practicing how to speak the vowel sounds correctly and have been learning these through songs. We are have written our own mihi and are practicing them with a buddy.